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Pugs and Kisses stencilled by For Queen and Corgi

Pugs and Kisses is the first of the newest collection of stencilled bags at the For Queen and Corgi shop at Folksy.com

There are four more pug designs on their way. Because each item is hand stencilled and painted to order the colours will vary.

The For Queen and Corgi logo is stencilled on the back of each bag. A removeable fabric swing ticket informs the recipient of the care needs of the product and gives information about the artist.

For Queen and Corgi stencilled bags are a limited edition art piece rather than a work horse but they can work for their keep if they have to. The paint will withstand washing and each canvas bag is double stitched so that it can carry a heavy load.

For Queen and Corgi pieces are stencilled in England by Helen Morris and Sabina Rose.

For Queen and Corgi needs you to carry one

The new Pug Love collection from For Queen and Corgi is stencilled, photographed and ironed.

I just need to label them and post them for sale. For current designs in the For Queen and Corgi collection including the Diamond Jubilee bags visit their Facebook page or shop at Folksy.com.

Lots more to come!

Helen

Introducing Senor Picklesworth

To Indulge in two of my obsessions Pugs and Jubilee I introduce Senor Picklesworth

I just discovered him at Folksy.com the same site where I sell my For Queen and Corgi bags. My finger is hovering over the buy button.   Visit his shop to find more smile inducing creations! Whilst you are in the Folksy neighbourhood please drop in on my place too.

Helen.

photos by Senor Picklesworth.

Pug Dogs for Happy Kids

21 fashion designers have dressed toy pugs to auction for Unicef.

It's fab, it's silly and it's all in a good paws...sorry cause.  Visit luisaviaroma  the one of a kind, collectable pugs in their outfits look delicious.    If you want to bid do it now. Valentino and Balmain auctions have ended but there are 19 more.

I love them!

Helen.

 

behold the festive pug!

Yes, it is that time of year again. When the pug angel clutches the holly branch and the festive tours of our stencilled home begin.  This year I have been assisted by Dyane, Louise and Laura design students from Newcastle College. Over the next few posts I will show you what they have been creating.  The tours are now booked but there is one cancellation for this Saturday morning (10th Dec) 10.00 am. Let me know if you want to buy the last ticket. 

Helen.

Sex and pugs and rock 'n' roll

I don't think they were quite the words that Ian Drury and the Blockheads sang.

A similar title ran across the cover of Country Life this week. It featured delicious Bertie the pug...more of him later. 

One day I shall make a dance skirt featuring pugs, it will be similar to my stencilled Elvis skirt.

 

 

It will have this pug face stencilled all around it and the words 'sex and pugs and rock n roll' swirling between them. Classy? Well no but since when has that ever stopped me?

 

 

Recently, I posted that Chips was painting a pug portrait as part of his Modern Mosaic series.    It is now finished and hanging in the gallery space at The Stencil Library.

It is for sale but I am coveting it.  Our painted pug is similar colouring to the afore mentioned cover star, Bertie.  When Bertie is not modelling he works with Ruthie Burgess and the team at Nicky Haslam Design. Visit Bertie on the NHD blog.

In the 1970's I read about an illustrated book called Pugnalia or similar, I have never found it but searching for it just now I found this...

 A pug cup cake baked by the writer of Arliss The Pug blog   Isn't it joyous? I laughed so hard, I love it!

Other delightfully daft pug ephemera should include the velvet pugs in glass dome that my Aunt Sandra made for me,

and my pug purses. I have another pug bag stencilled for me by Rachel Morris but I'll save that for another pug related post.

I will leave you with an image of a pug inspired print room,

You can find other stencilled print rooms on this blog and stencils of pugs here and here.

I would sign off with 'pugs and kisses' but that would just be too corny, now wouldn't it?

Helen.

 

Take a look at the Art Tour 2010

Art Tour 2010 kicks off in June.

Chips and I will be exhibiting our paintings and stencillings in our show room at The Stencil Library. We have named our new partnership Chippendale & Morris.

Joining us for the month will be four artists from all over our region. I shall clear everything from the stencil shop and hang plain paper over it's stencilled walls.  This is how it looks now...

Goodness knows where I shall store all the stock until July when the month long Art Tour will be over.

The Art Tour is an open studio event.  Visitors are encouraged to spend the weekend touring and visiting artists. It is a big deal in the Northumberland tourism calender and involves artists all over our county. Sharing my studio are Jill Stewart 

and Dave Pickard

  
Wendy Parkin

and Kathy Geater

I shall include my stenciled canvases such as Psycho Pugs on Damask

Chips' flower collection

and stencilled portraits by Chippendale & Morris.

It is the first time that we have participated.  I am hoping that it is a success for all.

Art Tour info here.

Helen

Fabulous Pugs

  

There are many things that make me smile.  One of them is the Fabulous Pugs 2008 calender.  I have one beside my computer.  The pictures are based on the Fabulous Pugs book by Lisa Knapp.  It must be one of the few pug books that I do not have in my collection.  Look at November's offering.... Andy Warhol Pug.

 

Is that not gorgeous? 

He appears to be sitting in front of a Warholesque background which I think is very similar to my Psycho Pug painting. 

 

Psycho Pugs was the first painting that I sold and variations of it are still for sale.  I used our multi-overlay Contemporary Pug stencil over a background of damask stencilled with iridescent paint.  Want to see more pug?  Of course you do.  Here is Carmen Miranda Pug. I have a frock very similar to hers.

 

And here is our simple pug stencil.

 

It is inexpensive and guaranteed not to snore or shed fur.

Photographs on calender are by Danny Strickland.

Amazon.com . for Fabulous Pugs.

  Helen.